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Is radioactivity in the world something relatively new? Defend your answer.
Whether the radioactivity is relatively new to the world.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
Radioactivity is the phenomenon by which the unstable nucleus changes to a stable nucleus by ejecting radioactive particles and energy in the decay process.
Radioactivity was discovered accidentally and before 1896 it was unknown. Evidence of the existence of the radioactivity was first discovered by the physicistnamed A.H Becquerel. He took a few pieces of potassium uranyl sulfate
Thus, radioactivity is not new to this world. The only difference is that people were able to identify it after 1896.
Conclusion:
Thus, the radioactivity has been part of nature, it is not new to the world.
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